Kuwait
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A view of the marina in Kuwait.
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Arabic الْكُوَيْت (al-kuwayt), diminutive of اَلْكُوت (al-kūt).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /kjuːˈweɪt/
- (US) IPA(key): /kuːˈweɪt/, /kʊˈweɪt/, enPR: ko͝o-wātʹ
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪt
- enPR: ko͝o-wītʹ
Proper noun
Kuwait
- A country in Western Asia, in the Middle East. Official name: State of Kuwait. Capital: Kuwait City.
- Alternative form of Kuwait City: The capital city of Kuwait.
Related terms
Translations
country in the Middle East
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See also
- Countries of the world
- (countries of Asia) country of Asia; Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, East Timor, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
Catalan
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Kuwait m
- Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
Derived terms
Danish
Proper noun
Kuwait
- Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
Finnish
Etymology
From Arabic الْكُوَيْت (al-kuwayt).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Kuwait
- Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
Declension
| Inflection of Kuwait (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | Kuwait | — | |
| genitive | Kuwaitin | — | |
| partitive | Kuwaitia | — | |
| illative | Kuwaitiin | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Kuwait | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Kuwait | — |
| gen. | Kuwaitin | ||
| genitive | Kuwaitin | — | |
| partitive | Kuwaitia | — | |
| inessive | Kuwaitissa | — | |
| elative | Kuwaitista | — | |
| illative | Kuwaitiin | — | |
| adessive | Kuwaitilla | — | |
| ablative | Kuwaitilta | — | |
| allative | Kuwaitille | — | |
| essive | Kuwaitina | — | |
| translative | Kuwaitiksi | — | |
| abessive | Kuwaititta | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
German
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Kuwait n (proper noun, genitive Kuwaits or (optionally with an article) Kuwait)
- Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
Derived terms
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuˈwajt/, /kuˈwɛjt/, /kuˈwejt/, /kuˈvajt/[1]
- Rhymes: -ajt, -ɛjt, -ejt
- Hyphenation: Ku‧wàit
Proper noun
Kuwait m
- Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
Derived terms
References
- ^ Kuwait in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Arabic الْكُوَيْت (al-kuwayt), diminutive of اَلْكُوت (al-kūt).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Kuwait
- Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
- Kuwait er et ørkenland
- Kuwait is a desert country
- Kuwait (the capital city of Kuwait)
Usage notes
The capital city is usually just referred to as Kuwait, but might also be called Kuwait by (Kuwait city) to differentiate it from the name of the country.
Derived terms
See also
- (countries of Asia) Asias land; Afghanistan, Armenia, Aserbajdsjan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Filippinene, De forente arabiske emirater, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Irak, Iran, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kambodsja, Kasakhstan, Kina, Kirgisistan, Kuwait, Kypros, Laos, Libanon, Malaysia, Maldivene, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Nord-Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Russland, Saudi-Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syria, Sør-Korea, Tadsjikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Tyrkia, Usbekistan, Vietnam, Jemen, Øst-Timor
References
- “Kuwait” in Store norske leksikon
Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Kuwait
- Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
Related terms
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Kuwait m
- Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
Derived terms
Spanish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Kuwait m
- Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
Derived terms
Swedish
Proper noun
Kuwait n (genitive Kuwaits)
- Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
Related terms
References
Tatar
Proper noun
Kuwait
- Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)